Hydrogen economy
Economy
Korea’s Q1 economic contraction adds to stimulus expectations
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung E&A buys Norwegian Nel stake for hydrogen business push
South Korea’s Samsung E&A Co. has purchased a stake in Norway’s hydrogen technology company Nel ASA at 47.6 billion won ($32.8 millio...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor to build fuel cell plant in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Co. will build a local fuel cell plant in South Korea, accelerating its bid to create an entire hydrogen fuel cell value chain in line ...
Mar 11, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s weak exports add to Trump tariff risk woes
South Korea’s exports in the first two months skidded as sales to the world’s two largest economies China and the US fell, adding to conc...
Mar 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Bank of Korea cuts rates, growth forecast on Trump tariff policy
South Korea’s central bank on Tuesday cut interest rates while sharply reducing its economic growth forecast as lingering political turmoil fol...
Feb 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK lowers growth forecasts to bolster rate cut expectations
South Korea’s central bank slashed its economic growth forecasts on Monday, adding to views that the monetary authority will cut interest rates...
Jan 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor completes mobile hydrogen charging station in Jeju
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Monday that it completed the H Jeju Moving Station, a mobile hydrogen charging facility, at the Carbon-Free Island (CFI) En...
Nov 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s economy sees slower-than-expected rebound in Q3
South Korea’s economy rebounded slower than central bank expectations in the third quarter on sluggish exports, adding to predictions that the ...
Oct 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor sells over 1,000 Elec City FCEV
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday it has sold more than 1,000 units of its hydrogen fuel cell bus Elec City Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) with cum...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
S.Korea’s inflation dips below 2% for 1st time in 42 months
South Korea’s headline inflation slowed below 2% for the first time in three and a half years in September on lower international oil prices, r...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s finance min, central bank chief to take on demographic crisis
South Korea’s finance minister and central bank chief on Monday agreed to address the world’s lowest fertility rate, a most urgent task f...
Sep 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Bank of Korea holds rate steady, signals pivot to easing soon
South Korea’s central bank held interest rates steady but cut its inflation and growth forecasts for the year and signaled that it will pivot t...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
HD KSOE buys Finnish fuel cell maker Convion for $81 mn
HD Hydrogen, a unit of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE), has acquired Convion Ltd, a Finnish hydrogen fuel cell maker, ...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK signals autumn rate cut as inflation, economic growth slow
South Korea’s central bank is likely to reduce interest rates in the next three months as inflation is expected to ease amid a slowdown in Asia...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won at 5-mth high; BOK may not lower interest rate
The South Korean won on Monday touched a five-month high as the central bank may not immediately cut its policy interest rate due to rising property ...
Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Doosan Fuel Cell wins $73 mn hydrogen fuel cell contract
South Korea's Doosan Fuel Cell has secured a 100 billion won ($72.93 million) contract for the maintenance of hydrogen fuel cells, the company said o...
Aug 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
HD Hyundai secures Korea's hydrogen engine generator project
HD Hyundai Infracore Co., a construction equipment and engine manufacturer, said on Thursday it has won the government's first project to develop gen...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Slowing economy creates opportunity for S. Korean used car sellers
South Korea’s used car sellers hope to take advantage of the slowing economic growth at home and abroad to expand their market shares.Lotte Ren...
Aug 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s inflation holds below 3% for 3rd straight month
South Korea’s headline inflation stayed in the 2% range for the third straight month in June after its slowest rate of increase in 11 months, r...
Jul 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai to transform Jeonju plant into hydrogen vehicle hub
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will transform its commercial vehicle plant in the country into the manufacturing hub for its h...
Jun 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai E&C to build S.Korea's first nuclear-linked hydrogen plant
South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) will lead a consortium to build the nation's first hydrogen production fac...
Jun 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai Motor eyes hydrogen value chain leadership
Hyundai Motor Group will expand its cooperation with global companies to boost its presence in the hydrogen value chain from production to distributi...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai to debut car-carrier hydrogen trucks in H2
Hyundai Motor Co. plans to roll out car carrier trailers and refrigerator trucks powered by hydrogen in the second half of this year with a focus on ...
Jun 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
HD Hyundai supplies large hydrogen forklifts to Korea Zink
South Korea's HD Hyundai XiteSolution announced on Monday that it deployed its four 5-ton hydrogen forklifts in Korea Zinc Inc.'s Onsan Refinery and ...
Jun 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s inflation slows to 10-month low amid tight policy
South Korea’s headline inflation slowed to a 10-month low in May as the Bank of Korea kept its interest rate policy tight, adding to the centra...
Jun 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s exports at 22-month high in May on chips, cars
South Korea’s exports hit a 22-month high in May, led by strong shipments of semiconductors and automobiles abroad, adding to hopes that overse...
Jun 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hyundai E&C to build Korea's 1st electrolysis-based hydrogen plant
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) has broken ground on South Korea’s first hydrogen production plant using water ele...
May 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Ocean to develop hydrogen fuel cells
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co. announced on Friday that it will join Hanwha Ocean Co. in a joint R&D initiative to target the eco-friendly s...
May 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK sees more uncertainty in rate cut timing, ups growth forecast
The Bank of Korea said on Thursday it has grown more uncertain about when to cut interest rates despite expectations of easing the monetary policy gi...
May 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Strong exports power S.Korea’s manufacturing job growth
South Korea’s job increases rebounded in April with growth in the manufacturing sector at a 17-month high on strong exports amid the semiconduc...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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